Horizontal stacked bar graph measures the percentage of survey respondents who trusted news organizations, the federal government and BP for information on the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Data for the graphic are as follows:

Information source Trust a lot/some Trust not too much/not at all Don’t know
News organizations 64% 33% 3%
Federal government 52% 47% 2%
BP 34% 64% 3%

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